Dodd Harris has the update on a story that enraged me weeks ago. It all boils down to a question: “When you flash your lights to warn people of a speed trap, do you stymie the efforts of police in catching lawless drivers, or do you help in keeping the roads safe?”

A 75 year-old Tennessee man was ticketed and fined in August for flashing his lights to warn other drivers that there was a cop ahead. Apparently, this act of courtesy is a violation of “a city ordinance making it illegal to interfere with a police officer in the course of his duties.”

Judge dismissed the citation on the grounds of free speech, no less.